Lee,
I think that's what they're referring to in their FAQ
Is everyone moving to Google, including the Health System?
Due to various federal regulations that control how restricted data is handled, a number of U-M groups — such as the Health System and some health service and research units — will not migrate to Google email and calendar. However, these users will be given accounts with access to the rest of the Google suite of collaboration tools. The Collaboration Project team will work with these units to identify alternate email and calendar services.
The way I read this, and a few of the other answers in the FAQ, leads me to believe they'll have their own internal system for those few deemed part of these groups with restricted data while the majority will be pushed to use the Google solution.
I suppose future grants/contracts could include verbiage to allow the data to be stored in "the cloud", which could be negotiated I'm sure.
Troy Murray
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On Nov 3, 2011, at 9:09 AM, l duynslager wrote:
Putting everything in the cloud sounds great. If you think that all expenses, responsibilities and risk are passed on to the provider.
Some departments have grants from foundations, corporations, federal and state government to do critical security and defense related research and contract work.
I don't think that all the risks and responsibilities to our customers and stakeholders are transferred to the cloud provider and MSU is still liable in the case of an unauthorized disclosure of information.
Unless those grantors will approve of storing of their sensitive data with a cloud based provider beforehand.
Makes you wonder how UM handled that?
Lee Duynslager
Yes it is true, the people in blue are going to be Googling. The entire U of M tech restructuring plan can be found here:
http://nextgen.umich.edu/projects/#umnet .
Should we not be thinking along these lines as well?
Alan | Training Program Developer | ANR Technology Services | 517-355-3776
Looks like our "friends" down the road have decided to "Go Google". I have to admit that the idea of a unified messaging platform is appealing rather then the three I use here now.
